Rantakylä School is situated in the Eastern Part of Finland town called Joensuu. There are about 70 000 inhabitants living in Joensuu. Our Rantakylä School is situated three kilometers from the city center. This Rantakylä area is quite poor with all kinds of problems like unemployment, single parenthood, immigrants etc.
There are about 385 pupils and amount of our staff 45 (30 teachers and 15 school assistants /special needs assistants). Our School has about 15 different nationalities of pupils and four of our staff. Our school is for the pupils for from 5 to 13 years old including special needs classes and immigration education groups. From Autumn 2013 our School has functioned in two different school buildings one kilometer from each other. In one building there are classes 0 - 4 and children at the ages 5 - 11. In the other building there are classes 5 - 6 at the ages 10 - 13.
We find international education very important for all to get the same opportunity to widen their knowledge of languages and different cultures.
There are about 385 pupils and amount of our staff 45 (30 teachers and 15 school assistants /special needs assistants). Our School has about 15 different nationalities of pupils and four of our staff. Our school is for the pupils for from 5 to 13 years old including special needs classes and immigration education groups. From Autumn 2013 our School has functioned in two different school buildings one kilometer from each other. In one building there are classes 0 - 4 and children at the ages 5 - 11. In the other building there are classes 5 - 6 at the ages 10 - 13.
We find international education very important for all to get the same opportunity to widen their knowledge of languages and different cultures.
